--- title: "Thistle Foundation: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thistle-foundation-edinburgh-745887 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Thistle Foundation: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Thistle Foundation (Companies House SC024409, Edinburgh) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 13 March 2023 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 13 March 2023 - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Edinburgh - Registered address: Thistle Centre Of Wellbeing, 13 Queen's Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4EA - Companies House number: SC024409 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC024409) - Website: https://www.thistle.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thistle-foundation/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thistle-foundation-edinburgh-745887 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 13 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Oct 2026: Secretary resigned: MACNEIL, Dawn. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Oct 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 16 Oct 2026: New secretary appointed: KAHAN, Lynton. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Oct 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 18 Sep 2026: Director resigned: KONG, Deborah Ann. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Jul 2026: New director appointed: LESLIE, Craig. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Ian. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Nov 2025: New director appointed: PARK, Nicola. Director change recorded on 21 Nov 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Aug 2025: Director resigned: HEBSON, John Ernest Birrell. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Aug 2025: Director resigned: FEMI-OLEKANMA, Pedetin, Mrs.. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: LOGAN, Elaine. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Feb 2025: Director resigned: FERGUSON, Nigel Murray. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 11 Sep 2023: New director appointed: FEMI-OLEKANMA, Pedetin, Mrs.. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2023: New secretary appointed: MACNEIL, Dawn. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Mar 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Mar 2023: Secretary resigned: PARK, Nicola. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Mar 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (8 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Health & Wellbeing Practitioner · East Linton · £30,356 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/health-wellbeing-practitioner/57476691 - Service Development Facilitator · Craigmillar · £39,016 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/service-development-facilitator/57475080 - Domestic Assistant · Craigmillar · £11,190 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/domestic-assistant/57282890 - Communications Specialist · Craigmillar · £28,736 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/communications-specialist/57203588 - Health & Wellbeing Practitioner · Midlothian · £18,680 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/health-wellbeing-practitioner/57237624 - Wellbeing Practitioner · Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh · £13 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ANnG2XtFB_h7W-deO_J0yQO0AqsfgbRx2JNyA_bMZsCHcBRDo7dp7sWPwEO_lQpMGYCIokkC6LjjEig6MONdAicu9W80Gbrz3On2kZVutySn7YkfAZSZO3Jvq98f1tw0wlRclUmPSngczwZKqCQHPMCjcV1nXXul4Be9NwZclLIM-1zTT199KUXo_mha6zybMKYX19aYnr7GU1tOnP5VG-TanEOHmucHuUHe_oIMHc0 - Personal Assistant (Support Worker) · Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh · £13 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/0_049MpP6Wo1OatEibIsGOnxSbhG9ZTfGoTZHOZ3mbjng_43KPy_69TStnEXe2nYubR2FZo-ITfT1AmSRgvrlf9ydWRpk_0LBPmZUAjwUdjG73dddIATE7G_3vb6cVWCMIpaumWVA4Zf4h6UAvqLJLygdRAYoDsze86DzZSk4ztqOaqNYOuJXzcp6Lty7UIDthqesLJ9Qe9v0_SZVvNKPN85_3gyUZ3WIOPHaEMrEeA - Domestic Assistant · Edinburgh · £11,190 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/domestic-assistant/57129495 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=745887&employer=Thistle%20Foundation A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Thistle Foundation ### Is Thistle Foundation a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Thistle Foundation in Edinburgh is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Thistle Foundation sponsor? Thistle Foundation is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Thistle Foundation have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Thistle Foundation on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Thistle Foundation based? The register lists Thistle Foundation at Thistle Centre Of Wellbeing, 13 Queen's Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4EA. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number SC024409. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thistle-foundation-edinburgh-745887 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thistle-foundation-edinburgh-745887.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.